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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
The exposed cap is then removed by a decapping enzyme (DCP1/DCP2), unprotected mRNA susceptible to degradation by XRN1, a 5′→3′ exoribonuclease. Removal of the poly(A) tail also makes mRNAs susceptible to degradation by cytoplasmic exosomes containing 3′→5′ exonucleases.